Coin-controlled mechanism.



No. 672,807. Patented Apr. 23, I90l.

v w. n. PUMPHBEY. COIN CONTROLLED MECHANISM.

(Appfication filed. Au 20, 1900.

(No Model.)

WITNESSES N 'STATESLP ENT WALTER. n.: rUMPB nYfioF NEW'Y K, N.

' sncmcmnon To "(bl/ 121 8110132 115111.114] wIL I'I'I iIh- Be known that LNYAL'IEI; I-I. PuMi HitEY, a citizenof the United Staiesof America,- and iv ;.-a resident of the city of Neiv- Y rk-, county of vented certain new and nsefullmprovcments in Coin-ControlledMechanism, of which the following is agspe'ciiication.- P

My invcntipnrelates tlo coinkopcratedmech anism of a class particularly adapted for use in connectioriwitli slot-nntehincsP. In Ina-.-

' -.chines of tliischaracter-the use of a coin for tripping alockby its'weigh t or the moi nen to in acquired-m ils passage .througha chute or-v dinarilyymecessitates the employment of a locking mechanism the coiiperz'iting parts of which must be extremely light, delicate, and sensitive to insure a proper response under the actioirof the inserted coiu,'and as the machincsare' usually placed out of doom, exposed -to all changes in atmosphere and temperature," a disarrangement or breakdown of such locking, mechanismfrequently occurs," causing the machines to be labelet out of order for a'considcrable length of ti me, which thereby increases the cost of maintenance and materially reduces the net earnings.

It is theobject of thepresent invention to obviate the dlflicnltics above mentioned by eifecting the releaseof the machine by'means of a hand-leveraetingthrough the medium of a coin. The use oisuclra lever for this purpose vprovides the requisite power for operating a trippingdevice of simplerand heavier construction than is ordinarily employed, and thereby renders the same more eilicient and capable of withstanding the tear and tear with little or no liabiiit-y 0i. disarrangement.

underordinaryconditions, and, fnrthernmrc, insures an immediateresponse and com plete operation upon the insertion of a proper coin.

Mechanism embodying my invention is illustrated in the accompanying shect of drawings, throughout the several views of which like reference charactersindicate corresponding parts.

Referring tothed raxviugs, Figure 1 is a view in diagram ofahand-operated coin-tripping device, thesame being illustrated in operative relation to the cooperating parts of a slot-machine; and Fig. 2 is a detail plan view of the coin-carrier, coin -ejector, and coinfinder.

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of-a coin controlledfinachine, and int-hepres-t ent instance serves to illnstrate thel'm'ember to be actnatedl j Itmay beans-jean of a hen 3 crank lever turning about a pivot 2,..whose opposite end engagesa:lo'ckingfdeviee of, for ex-' am ple, the indicatio the part 1 nia-yrepre sent the lower mats ashntter mova'hleibackf and forth, heneat-ha sight-opening, such gas "would be employed'in a picture egthihiting or similar ma,c h i ne;:,;'{'l .he particula functiom: however, of the part- .1' i'QunimpOrta-nt,sotar as the present invention is concerned, inas much as-it is not essential to theopeiyationof the same and is merelyemployedforthegpurpose of completing an operative illustration.

- 6 represents the coin-chute, which ordinarily leads froma slotin the-oute'r'casiitgof 2 the machine andservesto properly'dir'ectthe coin and deposit it may berequired.

7 represents a two-part trip-lever, whiehis pivoted at S and is provided at its outer em with a pin or other engaging projection 9';

adapted, as will be later. on explained-,itoceoperate with the memberto'lie actuated. zfi 8'o" x swinging about the pivot b the free endf-i" this lever travels through an'arc indicated by;

the dotted lines 10 10, and thereh'i iilarsthe member 1. The lever is sustained in proper relation to the cooperating parts of-the 'de-- vice by means of a spring 11 and is provided with a cam-face 12 along its upper edge. .T ee parts or members 7 7' of the lever are pivot: ally united by a pin 13, on which is mounted a roller 14 to serve as a coinffinder. Above the pivot 13 a pin-and-slo't. connection .is

provided, which, in connection with the spring 1(S,'servcs to mz-tintainproperrelation lie-tweci i the parts of the trip-lever .17 represents a stationary coil these guides adjoining-the lower end of the: coin-chnte is flared to facilitate the entradiec The entrance to l9 represe is acoin-dciiccto'r, which conof its ends projecting within the mouth of the guides of the coin-carrier, as illustrated in Fig. 1. This d flector is so relatively arranged as to yield when engaged by an inserted coin and after the latter has entered the carrier to resume its normal position, in which it provides an inclined face 19 to defieet or turn the coin downward when the same is ejected from the carrier, and thereby prevents its being forced into the discharge end of the chute.

20 represents a hand-lever loosely mounted upon the shaft 21 and held at one'extremity of its movement against its stop 22'by means of a retractile spring 23. This lever carries a roller 24, adapted to cooperate with the cam-face 12 of the trip-lever.

25 represents a coin-ejector, the same being in the form of a dog pivoted upon the hand-lever at 26 and provided with a spring 27, which tends to force the dogupward. This upward movement, however, is limited by means of a stop-pin 28 upon the handlever, which latter serves when the parts are in the normal position indicated in Fig. 1 to maintain the ejector clear of the coin carrier and guides, thereby leaving the guides clear and unobstructed for the entrance of a coin.

The operation of the device is as follows: Assuming the parts to be in their normal position, as shown in Fig. 1, when it is desired to actuate the memberl a coin is first inserted and directed by the chute into the coincarrier, where it lodges. As the coin passes from the discharge end otthe chuteit engages and forces the pivoted deflector. down ward out of its path and continues its forward movement the carrier, after which the deflector is again swung upward by gravity. By providing the end of the deflector within the carrier with aknit'e-edge it may be made to serve in cutting a string, should it be attempted to withdraw a coin dropped into the machine with a string attached to it. The hand-lever is then grasped and moved toward the right or away from its stop, and in being swung about its pivotal center causes the roller to rid''ovbr the cam'face of the trip-lever, forcing the latter downward. Owing to the resistance of the spring connection between the members of the trip-lever they move together until the roller at their pivotal center engages the coin in the carrier, and thereafter, under the continued action of the roller of the handlever acting on the cam-face of the member 7", this member is caused to swing down- Rvardly about its pivotal center 13, 'while the movement of the member 7 is checked by the'coin.' As the out-er portion of the member 7" only of the trip-lever is now free to move under the action of the cam-roller the are of travel of the pin 9 is changed, and the pin describes the are indicated by the lines 10 10*, whereby it is brought into engagement and operates the member 1. As the handlever is first moved toward the right the stoppin 28 is carried away from the ejector, leaving the outer end thereof free; but the up ward tendency imparted to itby its spring is checked by the coin in the carrier, and as the movement of the lever continues the free end of the eject-or rides along the under face of the coin until the shouldered portion thereof passes beyond the coin, and thereupon the spring acts to force the ejector upwardto the extent of the depth of such shoulderor into such relation with the coin that when the movement of the hand-lever is reversed the shoulder engaging the edge of the coin will force the latter out of the carrier, its discharge being facilitated by the inclined lower face of. the deflector, and as the hand-lever resumes its normalposition a stop-pin 28 again engages the deflector and depresses the same until the outer free end thereof is clear of the carrier -gnides. The return of the parts to their normal position is efiected through the action of the several springs described.

Should it be attempted to operate the cointripping device without first inserting a coin,

the movement of the hand-levertoward the right would merely result in causing the members 7 7 of the trip-lever to move downward .in the are 10 10. The roller 14 carried thereby would in such an event move downward b,etween the guides without meeting with any interference or obstruction which would tend to change the arc of travel of the trip-lever to the arc 10 10. The roller 14 in epgaging the freeend of the ejector-dog \vould'readily depress the same,owing to l he greaterstren g th of the spring 16, connecting the members of the trip-lever, as compared to the light platespring 27 of the ejector.

The advantages of my invention consist in its simplicity of construction, there being comparatively few parts and so relatively assembled as to render all parts of the device readily accessible. Furthermore, from the fact that the parts are few in number and of simple construction they may be given the requisite strength to insure long life and prevent disarrangement and consequent breakdowns of the machine.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction, &c., herein shown and described, as various parts may be dispensed with and other changes made within the meaning of the present invention; The hand-lever, for example, may be -replaced by any suitable devicesuch as a crank, push-rod, or the like-capable of being operatedfr'om the outside of the machine.

The form of trip-lever may also be modified, it not being essential that the pivotal connection between the members thereof should be of the form described, so long as a relation exists between the same which enables one part to be adjusted into operative relation with the member to be actuated through the medium of a coin. The deflector may be entirely dispensed with, if desired, by separating the discharge end of the chute and the entrance to the guides of the coin-carrier to prevent the possible return of the coin into the chute under the action of the ejector. I

may also employ other forms of ejector; but as these and other changes would be perfectly obvious to the ordinary mechanic I do not deem it necessary to further describe or illustrate the same, as I consider all such modifications mere changes in form and still within the scope of my invention.

I claim- 1. In coin-operated mechanism, the combination with a member to be actuated, of a suitably-mounted trip-lever normally free to oscillate without engaging said member, means for placing a coin in the path of travel of the lever to serve as a temporary fulcrum therefor, whereby the coin may vary the movement thereof, and a device for oscillating the lever.

2. In coin-operated mechanism, the combination with a member to be actuated of a twopart trip-lever, said parts being movable together and individually, means for placing a coin in the path of travel of the two-part lever, whereby the coin may vary the movement thereof, and operating means for the lever.

3. In coin-operated mechanism, the combination with a member to be actuated of a twopart spring-connected lever adapted to be normally advanced and automatically retracted, the parts of said lever being movable together and individually, means for placing a coin in the path of travel of the two-part lever whereby the coin may vary the movement thereof, and operating means for the lever.

4. In coin-operated mechanism, the combi nation with a member to be actuated of a twopart trip-lever, said parts being pivotally connected, springsustained and movable together or individually, means for placing a coin in the path of travel of the two-part lever whereby the coin may vary the movement thereof, and operating means for the lever.

5. In coin-operated mechanism, the combination with a member to be actuated of a twopart spring-sustained lever, said parts being pivotally connected and movable together or individually, means for placing a coin in the path of travel of the two-part lever, whereby the coin may vary the movement of one of the parts of said lever, and operating means for the lever.

6. In coin-operated mechanism, the combination with a member to be actuated of a twopart spring-sustained lever, said parts being pivotally connected and movable together or individually, means for placing a coin to serve as a stop by engaging said lever parts in the line of their pivotal connection, thereby varying the movement of the lever, and operating means for the lever.

7. In coin-operated mechanism, the combination with a member to be actuated, of a twopart spring-sustained trip-lever, said part-s being pivotally connected and movable together or individually, means for placing a coin to serve as a stop in engaging and checking the movement of one of said lever parts and thereby varying the movement of the lever, and a device for oscillating the lever.

8. In coin-operated mechanism, the combination with a member to be actuated, of a triplever therefor, a fixed coin-carrier and a coinfinder operatively connecting the carrier and trip-lever, together with operating means for the trip-lever.

9. In coin-operated mechanism, the combination with a member to be actuated, of a triplever therefor, a fixed coin-carrier and a 00- operating coin-finder operatively connecting the carrier and trip lever, said lever and finder being movable about the same center, together with operating means for the lever.

10. In coin-operated mechanism, the combination with a member to be actuated, of a triplever therefor, a fixed coin-carrier, a coinfinder operatively connecting the lever and carrier and a coin-ejector cooperating with the carrier, together with means for operating the lever.

11. In coin-operated mechanism the combination with a member to be actuated, of a trip- .lever therefor, a fixed coin-carrier, a chute for depositing a coin in the carrier, a handlever for operating the trip-lever and a coinejector carried by the hand-lever and adapted to cooperate with the coin-carrier.

12. In coin-operated mechanism, the combination with a member to be actuated, of a-triplever therefor, a fixed coin-carrier in operative relation to the trip-lever, a chute for depositing a coin in the carrier, an automatic coin -ejector and a coin-deflector cooperating with the ejector together with operating means for the trip-lever.

13. In coin-operated mechanism the combination with a member to be actuated, of a triplever therefor, a fixed coin-carrier provided with a coin-deflector, a chute in operative relation to the carrier, and an automatic coinejector, together with a hand-lever for operating the trip lever and upon which said ejector is mounted.

14. In coin-operated mechanism, the combination of an operating hand-lever, a coin-carrier and suitable means cooperating on the re traction of said lever for automatically ejecting the coin from the carrier.

15. In coin-operated mechanism, the combination of an operating hand-lever, a coin-carrier and a coin-ejector carried by the lever and cooperating with said carrier on the return of the lever to its normal position.

Signed at New York, N. Y., this 16th day of August, 1900.

WALTER H. PUMPHREY. Witnesses:

ARTHUR O. BLATZ, J AMES A. CAVANAGH. 

